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Active Power to Discuss Modular Datacenter Infrastructure Systems at HP Discover 2011


Published on 2011-06-01 19:41:09 - Market Wire
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AUSTIN, Texas--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--In the rapidly changing world of datacenters, modular designs are being utilized to rapidly deploy efficient IT capacity to support evolving business demands. These solutions bring distinct advantages over a conventional brick and mortar approach, but end users must not overlook the critical power and cooling infrastructure required to support this type of deployment.

Martin Olsen, vice president and general manager for Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW) will discuss the use of a modular utility infrastructure solution packaged efficiently to support the HP containerized datacenter (also known as the HP POD, Performance Optimized Datacenter).

WHAT:

HP Discover

WHEN:

Wednesday, June 8, 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

Las Vegas, The Venetian/The Palazzo Hotel, Demo Theater #2

Olsen will discuss how Active Powera™s [ PowerHouse system ], a complete continuous power solution can help HP POD users reduce costly real estate footprint, energy usage and complexity while enabling right-sizing and ultimately meeting project deadlines faster than before.

Active Power will also exhibit at HP Discover in booth #271, showcasing a detailed scale model of the PowerHouse system. Anchored by the companya™s high efficiency [ CleanSource UPS ] (uninterruptible power supply) system, PowerHouse can reduce capital expenditures on electrical and mechanical infrastructure by up to 25 percent and total cost of ownership by up to 45 percent compared to a traditional build. Accompanied with a HP POD, PowerHouse can improve PUE (power usage effectiveness), as low as 1.25 versus a conventional build of 2.5-3.0.

To schedule an appointment at HP Discover with Active Power, please call (512) 744-9488 or e-mail [ lhiggins@activepower.com ].

About Active Power

Founded in 1992, Active Power (NASDAQ:ACPW) designs and manufactures continuous power solutions and critical backup power systems that enable datacenters and other mission critical operations to remain aona™ 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Active Power solutions are intelligently efficient, inherently reliable and economically green, providing environmental benefits and energy and space efficiencies to customersa™ financial benefit. The companya™s products and solutions are built with pride in Austin, Texas, at a state-of-the-art, ISO 9001:2008 registered manufacturing and test facility. Global customers are served via Austin and four regional operations centers located in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and China, supporting the deployment of systems in more than 40 countries. For more information, visit [ www.activepower.com ].

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Specific risks include delays in new product development, product performance and quality issues and the acceptance of our current and new products by the power quality market. Please refer to Active Power filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ.

Active Power and CleanSource are registered trademarks of Active Power, Inc. The Active Power logo and PowerHouse are trademarks of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.

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